The Russellville Democrat., 1887-01-12
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-1ive Un4sod States prisoners are sen- enced to be hung at Fort Smith Janu- ary 14th, named McCarty, Echols, Odell, Lamb and Stephens.
 The state land commissioner sold 14S0 acres. of land in Desha county, on the 7th inst, to the Desha Lumber and Flaming company for S74l.- \ 1Xndley s. Anderson of Arkansas has beSh transferred from the postofiice de- | partment to clerkship in the general land office at S1200 year. K. G. Atkinson, as commissioner, leased on the 4th inst, at public outcry the Victoria plantation, in Jefferson county, 900 acres, for $l ,6S0. l Lastyear Jefferson county received ST 900 from liquor license. The reve- nue will not be so large this year, as ap- plications are not so numerous.
 The crop of cotton of Pope county is the largest for fifteen years. The corn crop of the county was good, producing more than sufficient to supply the entire county.
 Lafayette county will hold special election on the 18th inst. for the elec- tion of county clerk, to fill the vacancy caused by Col. B.P. Wheat refusing to qualify.
 President Cleveland has declined to interfere in the cases of James Lamb, Albert Odell and John J. Echols, three of the men to be hung at Fort Smith on the l4th inst.
 The wheelers of seviA county have made contract with Frank Vaughan, of Lockesburg, for ,S50,0e0 worth of goods next year at an advance of B per cent. above cost and freight.
 Messrs. Bennett andaBradley will be- gin the publication of the NAn Buren County Democrat in few days. They were formerly Wheelers t have with drawn and returned to democracy.
 The Hot Springs railroaNhas made reduction in passenger racaafrom $2 to $l GO between Malvern and Hot Springs, and the round trip from g to $2. A sweeping reduction in freiglb rates was also made.
 In the case of ". T. Horton ys. R. R. Dow and others, for injuries received by falling of the depot platform It Madison. on the Memphis road, the plaintiff was awarded Sl000 by the United States court late Monday after noon.
 Robert Ream, well-known citizen of the Indian Territory, died at Fort Smith on the 7th inst. of typhoid fever. Deceased is brother of the famous sculptress, Winnie Ream, formerly of Washington, but now Mrs. Hoxie, of Alabama.
 Iron ore has been discovered in Sebas- tian county, six miles from Fort Smith. The ore is in vein four feet thick, and Is underlaid by coal three to five feet thick. Experts have carefully exam ined the ore, and it is pronounced valu- able class of iron. .
 The farmers of Van Buren county did better last year than any previous year for some time. The county will make corn and wheat enough to supply home demand and have something left to sell. The cotton yield the last year is better than for several years past.
 Several tons of ore from the Lost Louisiana mine has been brought to Hot Springs and will be shipped to the Harrison shelter ar Newport, Ky. If successful in the treatment of the ore the company win purchase the shelter for erection at the mines.
 A workman in Eureka Springs was recently given some silver ore from the Counterfeiter's Cave. He smelted it and succeeded in discovering process for separating the silver from the other metals found with it. The ore proved to be "sure enough' silver, though whether it exists in paying quantities is not yet known.
 .s. It Is rumored that the American Mining company of St. Louis has pur- Lchased the sand carbonate mine in the IBear Mountain district, Garland coun- 'ty, from MT, Jerry Snyder, and will put on force of men to develop the prop erty. A stamp mill and coneentrator have been ordered and the work will be pushed vigorously.
 A dispatch was received at Fort Smith. on the 4th inst. from Washing ton. announcing that President Cleve- land had eommnted the death sentence of John W. Parrott to five years inn prisonment. He was to have been hung at Fort Smith on the llth of the present month. for the killing of old man McAdams and his son, in the Chickasaw Nation, nearly two years ago.